Maqui Berry, a natural source of antioxidant

It is nice to see people quoting actual science from reputable companies like Brunswick Labs. As you can see from this website, we give alot of weight to their maqui berry studies and ORAC scores as an indicator of antioxidant power of this botanical. We will be reporting more about the anthocyanin makeup of the [...]

Maqui Berry Harvest 2010

The summer is in full swing in Chile and it is time to travel down to southern Chile for the 2010 maqui berry harvest. The Velocity International group is in town and staying at a hotel located in the posh Vitacura part of Santiago. They have had a full day to rest since flying down [...]

Maqui Berry – Step aside ACAI

This magazine gives a nice and short endorsement of the maqui berry and why you too should purchase maqui berry for your antioxidant needs. There is alot of comparison made to acai when talking about maqui berry and more and more people are taking note.  The Boca Raton Magazine reports, “Maqui berry: Step aside açai. The [...]

Maqui Berry follows the heals of ACAI

This trade magazine gives a nice endorsement of maqui berry superfruit. It is true that the maqui berry is from South America, but it is not located anywhere near the Amazon. That’s ok, we get what you are saying. The highest antioxidant in the world is a great claim and even Andrew Carter says maqui berry promotes [...]

Heathrow Natural Food and Beverage, Inc. to Extend Its Super Food Brand With the Super Fruit “Maqui Berry”

A maqui berry gum and/or health bar that is a strong antioxidant super fruit that helps fight off free radicals. I think both of these consumer items sound perfect for the maqui berry. Marketwire.com reports; “LAKE MARY, FL–(Marketwire – January 27, 2010) – Heathrow Natural Food & Beverage, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: HRNF) is pleased to announce [...]

Maqui Berry gets HONEST with Honest Tea

Bevnet.com reports that Honest Tea company out of Bethesda, Maryland will release two new maqui berry blends this April 2010. “Honest Tea – two new Kombucha flavor extensions, Apple Jasmine and Maqui Berry Grapefruit, along with a new Honest Mate in Maqui Berry. All three products will be available in April 2010.” http://www.bevnet.com/news/2010/1-26-2010-2010_Winter_Fancy_Food_Recap

Summer Vacation in Chile

Slowly but surely the city of Santiago has been getting less congested as Chileans begin to head out to their beach homes and mountain retreats for summer vacation. As the folks in the USA get battered by unprecendented snowfall and winter weather, those south of the equator are busy getting sunburns and hangovers from their [...]

Presidential Runoff in Chile 2010

Today is the runoff election between Sebastián Piñera and Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle in Chile. Once again the city has shutdown as the people come out in masses to vote for their favorite candidate. This has been a very tight election. I will post the results later as the votes are counted. And the winner is…………….. Sebastián [...]

Maqui makes another TOP list

WeightWorld.co.uk reports maqui berry and matcha are two fruits to be on the look out for in 2010. “The Maqui berry Whilst we are no stranger to a superberry or two, the Maqui berry is different. It has a similar name to that of its established counterpart; the acai berry, but this is where the similarities [...]

Maqui Berry gets a GREEN listing

NaturalProductsMarketplace.com talks about food companies and their continued push toward the whole green trend. Market research firm Datamonitor reports; The following superfruits are expected to make a super splash: 1. Baobab – tart fruit from Africa 2. Borojo – a natural energizer from South America. 3. Maqui Berry – superfruit from Chile. 4. Yumberry – [...]